(19)
(11) EP 2 706 973 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.09.2013

(43) Date of publication:
19.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/12

(21) Application number: 12716012.5

(22) Date of filing: 23.04.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61K 8/34(2006.01)
A61K 8/41(2006.01)
A61Q 19/02(2006.01)
A61K 8/67(2006.01)
 A61K 8/365(2006.01)
A61K 8/97(2006.01)
A61K 8/63(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2012/057352
(87) International publication number:
WO 2012/152567 (15.11.2012 Gazette 2012/46)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 12.05.2011 IN MM14552011
11.08.2011 EP 11177301

(71) Applicants:
  • Unilever NV
    3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)

    AL AT BE BG CH CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR 
  • Unilever PLC
    London, Greater London EC4Y 0DY (GB)

    CY GB IE MT 

(72) Inventors:
  • BANDYOPADHYAY, Punam
    Bangalore 560 066 (IN)
  • BHONSLE, Kishore
    Bangalore 560 066 (IN)
  • JHA, Sujeetkumar
    Dist-Thane 421503, Maharashtra (IN)
  • DAMODARAN, Anita
    Bangalore 560 066 (IN)
  • PRAKASH, Dharm
    Bangalore 560 066 (IN)
  • SURENDRA, Nagalakshmi
    Bangalore 560 066 (IN)
  • KUMAR, Vinod
    Bangalore 560 073, Karnataka (IN)

(74) Representative: Corsten, Michael Allan 
Unilever N.V. Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120
3133 AT Vlaardingen
3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)

   


(54) A METHOD OF LIGHTENING SKIN